Robert
Leunre
In
his essay Robert Leunre discusses about cultural differences in regards with
the concept of time and the intercultural misunderstandings and conflicts that
owns the variations in the temporal concept of time.
This essay is based on the personal
experience of the writer himself, as a writing professor at Brazil. In the
essay he discusses about the difficulties he had had in a college to a new
concept of social time, which reflects different cultural beliefs, assumption
and values then he was habitual in his native country i.e. us. After his
experience with Brazilian student teachers and other people, the writer
realized that the people did have different concept and values about the time.
These people were unable to materialize the time and follow it’s pace.
Unlike American students, the Brazilian student ignored the time value
and came in the class, without hesitation, even long after the commencement of
the class. Besides they were in no hurry after leaving the class for they
surrounded the teacher for a long time. Moreover the writer also found that
even the professions were not punctual. They made the guilty for turning up
late likewise his experience with the landlord suggested the same. Although he
waited for him for a long time, he was unable to meet him, Undoubtedly the
people of Brazil make apartments but they never travel themselves respecting
the valves of time obviously they understand their social time but it make a
great confusion to the people like the writers, who is accustomed to the exactness
of the time.
As a child, the thought that time was
measured by a clock but later in his maturity he know that it was measured by
culture.
As
a writing prof. he knew that Brazilians Report everything for tomorrow.
‘Amanha” was highly valued in their culture.
He
also noticed that exactness of the time was not possible in Brazil. The people
had their own concept of time and they more accordingly.
The
Brazilians didn’t have the concept of early and late. They seem almost
indifferent to the valve of time.
Not
only the students, the prof. were also indifferent to the value of time. They
were found of making appointments but never turn up on time.
The
writers also noticed the high people or the landlords display their value by
not being punctual. He waited for his landlord for more than two hours but the
landlord didn’t wait for him even for the minutes.
In
conclusion he realized that Brazilian concept of time was taking. They wasted
their time in talking.
Levin
in this narrating essay describes cultural differences in concept of time and
inter cultural conflict and misunderstanding that after worries from these
temporal variations. In order to enhance the intercultural experience Levine
stresses the importance of learning unwritten rules about time in a new
culture.
Levine
in this essay means that rules of punctuality are strongly shaped by cultural
values and believes.
Levine
clarifies the concept of social time and says that social time is a cultural tempo.
Orientation reflects unconscious values
believes and rules. The components of social time and concept of punctuality,
pace of life and orientation of past, present and future are discussed.
Adjusting
to a forming concept of time is different because it reflects values, believes
and rules that are after very different from those of the writers culture and
that are unwritten or hidden.
In
this place of writing Robort Levine maintains that there are cultural
differences in concept of time reflecting eluverse values and believes which
often lead to intercultural conflict and misunderstanding. By learning about a
new cultures pace of life rules of partiality and orientation to past, present
and future a writer can minimize problems and facilitate cultural adjustments.
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